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It's a more painful result than a draw. 'Ace' Lee Kang-in (Paris Saint-Germain) collapsed.
South Korea's national soccer team, led by head coach Hong Myung-bo, drew 1-1 in Group B 7 of the third Asian qualifying round for the 2026 North-China World Cup at Goyang Stadium on the 20th. South Korea maintained its No. 1 ranking with four wins and three draws (15 points). South Korea will play against Jordan in the quarterfinals at Suwon World Cup Stadium on the 25th. South Korea continues its challenge to advance to the World Cup for the 11th time in a row. It is Asia's first time to advance to the World Cup finals for 11 consecutive times. It is the world's sixth-largest milestone after Brazil (22 times), Germany (18 times), Italy (14 times), Argentina (13 times), and Spain (12 times).
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| Hwang Hee-chan, who was replaced in the third round of the Asian qualifying round for the 2026 North-China World Cup between South Korea and Oman at Goyang Stadium on the 20th, is being encouraged by head coach Hong Myung-bo. Goyang = Reporter's book@sportschosun.com/2025.03.20/ |
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| A match between South Korea and Oman in the third Asian qualifying round for the 2026 FIFA World Cup in North Korea and the U.S. at Goyang Stadium on the 20th. Hwang Hee-chan is cheering after scoring the first goal. Goyang = Reporter Park Jae-man pjm@sportschosun.com /2025.03.20/ |
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| A match between South Korea and Oman in the third Asian qualifying round for the 2026 FIFA World Cup in North Korea and the U.S. at Goyang Stadium on the 20th. Hwang Hee-chan is cheering after scoring the first goal. Goyang = Reporter Park Jae-man pjm@sportschosun.com /2025.03.20/ |
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The opponent was arrogant this time. In terms of objective power, South Korea was ahead. South Korea is ranked 23rd in FIFA and 80th in Oman.
South Korea was forced to change. Hwang In-beom (Feyenoord Rotterdam) and Kim Min-jae (Bayern Munich) did not play. Hwang In-beom recently returned and played his team's game, but failed to play on that day. He was completely excluded from the list of participants. Kim Min-jae was originally included in the A-match list in March, but dropped out due to injury. Coach Hong put Kwon Kyung-won in the positions of Baek Seung-ho and Kim Min-jae in the positions of Hwang In-beom.
South Korea used a 4-2-3-1 tactic. Joo Min-gyu (Daejeon) came out as one-top. Son Heung-min (Tottenham), Lee Jae-sung (Mainz), and Hwang Hee-chan (Wolverhampton) helped from the back. Baek Seung-ho (Birmingham City) and Park Yong-woo (Al Ain) worked together with the double volanche. Lee Tae-seok (Pohang), Kwon Kyung-won (Cor Pacan Club), Cho Yoo-min (Sharjah), and Seol Young-woo (Trvena Zvezda) were located in Four Bag. Cho Hyun-woo (Ulsan) defended the goal.
Oman was a 4-1-4-1 formation. Isam al-Sabhi led the attack. Almushaipri, Arshad Al-Alaoui, Abdullah Fawaz and Jamil Al-Yahmadi were located in the second line. Khalid al-Brique came out as a defensive midfielder. The defense was handled by Ali Albusaidi, Tani Alushaidi, Ahmed Al-Khamish and Amjad Al-Harti. The goalkeeper's gloves were worn by Ibrahim Almucaini.
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| A match between South Korea and Oman in the third Asian qualifying round for the 2026 FIFA North-China World Cup at Goyang Stadium on the 20th. Baek Seung-ho is complaining of pain after falling to an arrogant rough defense. Goyang = Reporter Park Jae-man pjm@sportschosun.com /2025.03.20/ |
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| Lee Kang-in is being deployed instead of Baek Seung-ho in the third qualifying round for the 2026 North-China World Cup between South Korea and Oman at Goyang Stadium on the 20th. Goyang = Reporter's book@sportschosun.com/2025.03.20/ |
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| A match between South Korea and Oman in the third Asian qualifying round for the 2026 FIFA North-China World Cup at Goyang Stadium on the 20th. Son Heung-min and Lee Kang-in are preparing for a free kick. Goyang = Reporter Park Jae-man pjm@sportschosun.com /2025.03.20/ |
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The door to the first A-match in 2025 has opened. He started the game with South Korea's leading axis. South Korea dominated the game with more than 60 percent ball possession. However, South Korea's offense was repeatedly blocked by the opponent's defense. He failed to score a shot in more than 30 minutes in the first half.
There were even injury variables. In the 36th minute of the first half, Baek Seung-ho collapsed holding his left thigh. A diagnosis has been made that he can't play anymore. The bench moved in a hurry. Lee Kang-in (Paris Saint-Germain) stepped on the ground in the 38th minute of the first half. South Korea slightly adjusted its second-line position at the same time as Lee Kang-in was introduced. Hwang Hee-chan, who was on the right, moved to the left. Son Heung-min continued to play in the center and Lee Jae-sung on the right.
The long-awaited first goal came out. In the 41st minute of the first half, Lee Kang-in scored from his toes. Hwang Hee-chan received a long cross from the back and completed it. South Korea's first shot led to a goal. Lee Kang-in also assisted Son Heung-min's winning goal in an away match in Oman in September last year, leading his team to a 3-1 victory. Lee Kang-in played a very good role as a "killer" by accumulating two consecutive offensive points against Oman. Just before the end of the first half, Son Heung-min tried to score an additional goal with a free kick, but was blocked by the opponent's goalkeeper. South Korea closed the first half with a 1-0 lead.
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| Hwang Hee-chan scored the first goal and shared his joy in the third round of the Asian qualifying round for the 2026 North-China World Cup between South Korea and Oman at Goyang Stadium on the 20th. Goyang = Reporter's book@sportschosun.com/2025.03.20/ |
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| The third qualifying round for the 2026 North-China World Cup in Asia between South Korea and Oman held at Goyang Stadium on the 20th, giving up an equalizer to Oman in the second half. Goyang = Reporter's book@sportschosun.com/2025.03.20/ |
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| At Goyang Stadium on the 20th, the third qualifying round for the 2026 North-China World Cup between South Korea and Oman, and the national team players are regretful as they scored an equalizer to Oman in the second half. Goyang = Reporter's book@sportschosun.com/2025.03.20/ |
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South Korea took out a replacement card at the start of the second half. Oh Se-hoon (Machida Zelvia) was added to make a change instead of Joo Min-gyu. Oh Se-hoon showed off his presence by winning a free kick at the same time as he was put in. South Korea launched an attack around Son Heung-min.
'Hong Myung-bo' chose to change once again. In the 18th minute of the second half, Bae Joon-ho (Stoke City) took the ground without Hwang Hee-chan. Oman also put Salah al-Yahayi and Muhsen al-Gasani in place of al-Sabhi and Fawaz. Oman shook Korea's right side in the 29th minute of the second half. But Bae Jun-ho cleverly cut it off. Oman has made a replacement once again. In the 33rd minute of the second half, Rabia Al-Alaoui stepped up instead of Almushaipri.
A bolt of light fell on Korea. Lee Kang-in collapsed due to injury during the ball competition with the opponent. But the referee kept the game going. Oman scored an equalizer in the middle of the mess. Albusaidi scored Algasani's pass for Oman. The game was 1-1 and back to square one. Above all, South Korea lost Lee Kang-in to injury. Lee Kang-in limped off the ground, and as soon as he left the sideline, he collapsed on the ground and held his face. In the end, Lee Kang-in left the stadium on the back of the coaching staff.
South Korea excluded Lee Kang-in and Lee Tae-seok and included Yang Hyun-joon (Celtic) and Oh Hyun-kyu (Henk).
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| A match between South Korea and Oman in the third Asian qualifying round for the 2026 FIFA North-China World Cup at Goyang Stadium on the 20th. Son Heung-min is praising Lee Kang-in's pass. Goyang = Reporter Park Jae-man pjm@sportschosun.com /2025.03.20/ |
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| A match between South Korea and Oman in the third Asian qualifying round for the 2026 FIFA North-China World Cup at Goyang Stadium on the 20th. Lee Kang-in is taking care of Son Heung-min, who was handed over by an arrogant tackle. Goyang = Reporter Park Jae-man pjm@sportschosun.com /2025.03.20/ |
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Meanwhile, Son Heung-min is close to another record. Son Heung-min made his A national team debut on December 30, 2010. He has been ranked fourth in the A-match for the longest period, wearing the national flag for 14 years and 80 days until this day. Lee Dong-gook ranked first (112 days in 19 years), Lee Woon-jae (16 years and 159 days), and Kim Nam-il (14 years and 182 days) ranked third.
This article was translated by Naver AI translator.
